Of course this should be free. It's quake 3 which was released a decade ago (okay in dec 2008 it will be a decade). A rehash, a tired game, an antiquated game, a potentially quick return on the investment for the web interface with the advertising. Is there really no gore?This comment was edited on Jul 22, 09:01.

Something to do during your lunch break? I agree that it is somewhat pointless, as everyone who plays/played Q3 already has it. Quake is too hardcore for casual players too so I don't see it being a big hit with them. That said, it's free and doesn't require any great investment of time or effort so I'm not against it.

On the other hand, I'd much rather see them do a proper Quake 5, though the likelihood of that happening with multiplatform development is basically zero.

I also agree with Carmack's assessment on all the crap games that are nothing more than fairly unimpressive tech demos.

Like Doom 3? BOOM!

NEway, I really don't get the point of this. It's great that they've spent time making a web interface and working on the backend but I don't get why they're bundling it with an old game - it's like creating a 100GBit internet connection and using it for instant messaging... it just seems a waste. I don't get why there's any hype around this and to me it simply reinforces how out of touch id is with the market.

While I agree that this isn't spectacular and probably won't "save the industry", I also agree with Carmack's assessment on all the crap games that are nothing more than fairly unimpressive tech demos.

I'm sure there will not be any gore at all when they do release it. Since it's going to be a freebie and all they want to appeal to a wider audience and having all the blood and gibs would turn off too many newcomers...YEAH RIGHT!!?!! Where's the gore? It's not Quake without it!